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  • Project Daddy's Little Girl

    After a riveting 7 year career in the family, the good ol' family TJ has rusted out. And by rusted out, I mean the belly pan is basically on the ground, there are holes in the frame, and any piece of sheet metal (including control arms, shocks, coils, etc) are all rusted to shit. It spent many of winters plowing the driveway and cruising the town as a great get around car, but it finally gave out. So, after much discussion with my dad, he has given us a budget to fully restore it to showroom condition...ish.

    Plans are as follows.

    -New frame, cleaned up and painted with POR-15
    -New/used stock belly pan
    -New suspension, Rough Country 2.5" lift with new coils and 2.2 shocks
    -31/10.5R15 BFG AT's on black steelies will stay
    -New OEM Upper and lower control arms
    -Dana 35 needs replacing, all mounts are very rusty
    -Dana 30 needs a good clean up, but is usable
    -New bushings everywhere; body mounts, trackbars, shocks, motor, etc.
    -Tub will be getting new paint; gunmetal gray with flat black grille?
    -Tub will also be getting sanded down and undercoated inside. It is still in pretty good shape with only 2 small rust holes that we'll fix.
    -New gas tank/OEM skid if necessary, if not we'll clean this one up
    -Hood will have the dents popped out
    -Warn basic bumpers/sliders (a bit of a dream, but we'll see.)
    -New fuel lines, brake lines, etc.
    -2.5l, AX-5, and NP231 will stay since it still purrs like a kitten
    -New seats or a good set of seat covers.
    -New Dash pieces if we can find em, if not we'll just clean these up shiny
    -New Stickers/Decals all around

    If anyone has any parts they want to donate let us know!!! Anybody is welcome to come lend a hand if they wish too I'll supply Natty Light for you. This will most likely be a summer long project for us since we'll have weekends mostly

    What we're workin with (this was probably 6 years ago, lol)


    Most recent (a day before the rustout last weekend)

    We'll get some pics of the rust later.
    Last edited by Pedro; 07-05-2012, 02:49 PM.
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    Parts are on the way already. Just ordered a Rough Country 2.5" kit with 2.2s, a full set of OEM control arms, and both front and rear track bars.

    Im picking up the new frame hopefully next week and I can start prep for the POR15. Im hoping to have a rolling chassis within a month. depending on when I can get parts. Right now the biggest two things i need are a new rear and an oem trans pan

    97 TJ that I think is pretty neat.

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    • #3
      cough cough cough.... PM me......

      talk soon
      No worries, I'm not actually back, I'm just reminiscing about the old days.


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      • #4
        Glad to see that Jeep get some lovin...

        You guys have to keep that classy-as-fuck airbrush job, though.
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        • #5
          Originally posted by Buffalo Phil View Post
          You guys have to keep that classy-as-fuck airbrush job, though.
          It's a vinyl But no it's leaving, fast. As well as the Rustys sticker
          P8R

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          2014 Granite Crystal WK2 Limited - Nitto Tire: Fueled by Enthusiasts

          Poontang Pro 300EX 42" - For lawn porpoises
          OG KOT #4736 Semper Sky Rock Racing/Standardbred Racing Designs 15.5 HP Turbo-Cool Craftsman, 6 Spd w/ crawl box, fat turf treads, Custom paint, and a red onzie

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          • #6
            Aww...
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            • #7
              Damn the rustys sticker is the only thing i like about that jeep
              I drive a Datsun

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Burton58 View Post
                Damn the rustys sticker is the only thing i like about that jeep
                its gonna be hard to see it go that thing has been with us every since we had it. thats the only rustys product that lasts more than 2 months

                97 TJ that I think is pretty neat.

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                • #9
                  that rusty's product took us to cluck-u. there is no greater honor than that
                  I drive a Datsun

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                  • #10
                    So we finally got a weekend day to work on this and really dive into it. This thing is in horrible shape. I can't believe we were actually driving it for at least the last year. The rust on everything is just unreal. I snapped some pics for all to see. We have a nice pile of parts accumulating including the RC 2.5" lift, new Energy Suspension body mount bushings, and new trackbars and control arms from Crown. Andrew and I went to pick up the new frame today too. $650 for a mint frame and belly pan and it was 20 minutes away. Not a terrible deal if you ask me. It is looking like we are going to need a new donor Dana 30 and Dana 35. I'm sure you all will understand why shortly. Here are the pics of today's progress.

                    Parts pile


                    New frame Just needs minimal prep and undercoat.


                    Just getting into it


                    That's a problem


                    Front axle cancer


                    Rear axle cancer


                    Check this out. The driver rear UCA mount was completely detached from the frame. Who knows how long we were driving around like that


                    Both axles out


                    As it sits for now
                    Last edited by Pedro; 07-22-2012, 05:07 PM.
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                    2012 Honda Accord - For DD/MPG Porpoises - Cooper Tire: Count on Cooper
                    2014 Granite Crystal WK2 Limited - Nitto Tire: Fueled by Enthusiasts

                    Poontang Pro 300EX 42" - For lawn porpoises
                    OG KOT #4736 Semper Sky Rock Racing/Standardbred Racing Designs 15.5 HP Turbo-Cool Craftsman, 6 Spd w/ crawl box, fat turf treads, Custom paint, and a red onzie

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                    • #11
                      dayum! GSD man.
                      -Caleb

                      Crawl Daddy Champion 2011

                      1999 XJ 4 inchs of lift or so, 35s and some other stuff.

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                      • #12
                        I have a donor D30 with 3.73 gears. Needs balljoints, knuckles and shafts.
                        2000 TJ

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                        • #13
                          How was there that much rust. Honestly.
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by ninetysix-ex-jay View Post
                            How was there that much rust. Honestly.
                            Use it during the winter and bathe the metal in road salts?
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                            • #15
                              this is fantastic i LOVE these threads....'trusty old jeep cant be driven or used for a while --> gets new life when someone cares enough for it'
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